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Development policy
Stephan Exo-Kreischer

Not an end in itself

Stephan Exo-Kreischer from the ONE Campaign explains why development policy is successful internationally

Development policy
Kurt Gerhardt

Too many failures

Kurt Gerhardt of the Bonn Appeal issues a fundamental critique of Germany’s development policy

Political violence
Carlos Albuquerque

Murdered hope

Civil-society activists are increasingly at risk in Brazil

Our view
Katja Dombrowski
Katja Dombrowski

Drawing the right lessons

In view of serious hurricane damage, Trump should reconsider his stance on climate change

Urbanisation
Majaletje Mathume

Inadequate infrastructure

Why the taps might have run dry in Cape Town

Motherhood
Najma Rizvi

Healthy change

How Bangladesh reduced the average number of children per woman to a mere 2.1

Private sector
Martin Geiger

Sustainability pays

Managers must be made aware of the advantages of sustainability

Argentina
Cornelia Schmidt-Liermann

The budget deficit is the core problem

IMF agrees to support Argentina with $ 50 billion loan

Elections
Virginia Mercado
Virginia Mercado

Mexican power struggle

For the third time, AMLO is trying to become Mexico’s president

Burundi
Mireille Kanyange
Mireille Kanyange

Opposition bemoans democratic setback

Referendum paves way for Burundian president to stay in office for decades

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Poverty Reduction

The first UN Sustainable Development Goal is to end poverty in all its forms everywhere.

Junk food in school
Mexico is facing an epidemic of obesity and overweight
How to end hunger
Why food security needs both peacebuilding and livelihood development
Eco-friendly agriculture must reduce farmers’ costs

Gender Equality

In order to achieve gender equality, it is necessary to empower women and girls.

Justice for victims of rape
How can we infer the colour of a person’s skin?
How GIZ gets young people moving
Why sport is an effective tool for development
Addressing gender-based violence in Colombia

Governance

Achieving the UN Sustainable Development Goals will require good governance – from the local to the global level.

Junk food in school
Promoting media literacy to fight misinformation
Mexico is facing an epidemic of obesity and overweight
The sudden fall of Bangladesh’s autocratic prime minister
The dubious practices of digital money lenders

Sustainability

The UN Sustainable Development Goals aim to transform economies in an environmentally sound manner, leaving no one behind.

Junk food in school
Promoting media literacy to fight misinformation
Mexico is facing an epidemic of obesity and overweight
The sudden fall of Bangladesh’s autocratic prime minister
The dubious practices of digital money lenders